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2025-01-20 01 Sign on Highway 95 South for the Town of Quartzsite, AZ USAPhoto: Gordon Leggett · CC BY 4.0
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Schools in Quartzsite · Bicentennial Union High School District, Quartzsite Elementary District

Quartzsite’s public schools score below 82% of Arizona districts on tests and graduation

In Quartzsite, 8% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Arizona average (35%). The grade covers the public school district serving Quartzsite, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arizona, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Arizona state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 13 pts vs AZ 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 27 pts vs AZ 35%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.5K
▲ 10% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024 · Quartzsite Elementary District
Students per teacher
14.0
AZ 17.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
256 students on the public path
In brief

Quartzsite’s schools, in brief

Quartzsite runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Ehrenberg Elementary School (PK–8) is Quartzsite’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Bicentennial Union High School District with Parker: Salome High School in Salome. The high school’s own results earn a D. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 40% and 35% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

Bicentennial Union High spends $20,331 per student and Quartzsite Elementary District $13,541, against $12,318 across Arizona (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Quartzsite’s grade

C− Test scores

C−: better than 18% of Arizona school districts. Test scores are below the Arizona average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Arizona school districts we grade (577)Better than 18%
Lower resultsHigher results
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 79 test results could put Quartzsite anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Quartzsite’s students in the tested grades sat them (80 in math, 78 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Quartzsite, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Ehrenberg Elementary Schoolin EhrenbergC+
9–12Salome High Schoolin SalomeD

Quartzsite runs its own schools through grade 8 (Quartzsite Elementary District). From grade 9, students attend the Bicentennial Union High School District, shared with Parker. Its school is in Ehrenberg. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Quartzsite

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bicentennial Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 120 students · 14.5 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$20,331AZ $12,318 · FY2024
Quartzsite Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 136 students, down 24% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$13,541AZ $12,318 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Bicentennial Union High School District10%
State average 40.4% · 29 students tested · the state reports 0–20%
Math · 9–12, Bicentennial Union High School District10%
State average 34.8% · 29 students tested · the state reports 0–20%
Reading · PK–8, Quartzsite Elementary District27%
State average 40.4% · 78 students tested
Math · PK–8, Quartzsite Elementary District8%
State average 34.8% · 80 students tested

Quartzsite vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Quartzsite’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
QuartzsiteC−Quartzsite Elementary District PK–8 · Bicentennial Union High 9–12

Every school in Quartzsite

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Quartzsitein other towns
Ehrenberg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ehrenberg
C+
136 students14:1Rate it →
Salome High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Salome
D
120 students14:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Quartzsite Elementary School).

Questions about Quartzsite’s schools

Are Quartzsite’s schools good?

On Arizona’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Quartzsite children attend score below 82% of Arizona’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Quartzsite in?

Two districts: Quartzsite Elementary District runs grades PK–8, and Bicentennial Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Parker.

Where do Quartzsite kids go to high school?

Salome High School in Salome, with 120 students; its own test results earn a D.

How much does Quartzsite spend per student?

$20,331 in Bicentennial Union High School District and $13,541 in Quartzsite Elementary District (FY2024), against $12,318 across Arizona. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arizona. Stars are from neighbors.